in honor of the now (should be?) infamous "killed by dessert" http://michaellaiskonis.typepad.com/main/2012/11/killed-by-dessert-20-austin-texas.html,

i sought to organize a Central Coast version.
http://wedemanddessertfirst.com/

Stephanie Prida of Manresa, Yulanda Santos of Sierra Mar at Post Ranch Inn, Ben Spungin of Marinus, and I finally got our stuff together and are having a benefit dinner.
Check it out, buy some tickets if you can make it down here, keep checking out the blog for more updates and finally a post-dinner post. :)

i found these stones outside the restaurant, stacked as they were. most likely, everyone walked by them. i saw something inspiring. a natural beauty, organic in nature though something man-made. almost as if they were meant to be stacked...irregular in shape, various sizes and cuts, yet similar enough to compliment each other. various shades of the same color. within the still life there was texture and movement.
i saw inspiration...and beauty....and it made me think...